早安英文 第111期:美国音乐

 「英文学习笔记」

ephrase vt. 改述

genre¹ n. 类别

suave² adj. 柔和的

demeanor³ n. 风度

spike⁴ n. 激增

big band jazz and swing 摇摆爵士

Rap and hiphop is popular with the kids. Country is really popular where I’m from though. But my genre of music is big band jazz and swing.

好吧，年轻人和喜欢饶舌和嘻哈音乐，乡村音乐在我 ( TJ ) 的家乡很流行。但是我比较中意的音乐类型是摇摆爵士。

Jazz isn’t very popular in China. What is it about Jazz that you like so much？

爵士乐在中国不是那么的流行，对于个人而言，那爵士乐是什么呢？

It’s about a guy that enjoys the simple things in life. That’s all jazz, baby, Love, a good book, and a strong drink.

它是一种生活方式。孩子，爱，一本好书，再加上一口烈酒，这就是爵士乐的全部。

I know about the billboard⁵ list. But what other lists are there? How do songs get chosen for these?

我们都知道公告牌，除此之外还有什么别的榜单吗？还有，他们是怎样选择歌曲的？

Well, a lot of time people are flipping⁶ through the radio stations, when a certain song comes on, a radio will receive a spike in listeners because so many people stop on that station. I imagine that’s how the songs are chosen for the billboard lists.

很多时候，当人们随意切换电台并且停留在某首歌时，如果其他人也像你一样，电台将收到激增的听众。我想这就是“公告牌”的歌曲的选择列表。

1 genre   

n.(文学、艺术等的)类型，体裁，风格

参考例句：

• My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
• Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看， 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。

2 suave   

adj.温和的；柔和的；文雅的

参考例句：

• He is a suave,cool and cultured man.他是个世故、冷静、有教养的人。
• I had difficulty answering his suave questions.我难以回答他的一些彬彬有礼的提问。

3 demeanor   

n.行为；风度

参考例句：

• She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
• The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。

4 spike   

n.长钉，钉鞋；v.以大钉钉牢，使...失效

参考例句：

• The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.那个钉子穿过那些收据并使之按顺序排列。
• They'll do anything to spike the guns of the opposition.他们会使出各种手段来挫败对手。

5 billboard   

n.布告板，揭示栏，广告牌

参考例句：

• He ploughed his energies into his father's billboard business.他把精力投入到父亲的广告牌业务中。
• Billboard spreads will be simpler and more eye-catching.广告牌广告会比较简单且更引人注目。

6 flipping   

讨厌之极的

参考例句：

• I hate this flipping hotel! 我讨厌这个该死的旅馆！
• Don't go flipping your lid. 别发火。